Written question asked by Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative) on Tuesday, 3 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 6 April 2001. It was answered by Lord Reid of Cardowan (Labour) on Friday, 6 April 2001 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many recipients of disability living allowance higher mobility component in Northern Ireland qualify because they are both blind and deaf; how many DLA recipients, whose main disability is deafness, are aged between 16 and 64 and live in Northern Ireland; how many disability living allowance recipients there are in Northern Ireland; and how many there were in each of the last seven years, whose main disabling condition is deafness; if he will publish a breakdown of disability living allowance awards in Northern Ireland for which deafness is the main disabling condition by (a) the rate of each component and (b) age; if he will publish a breakdown of disability living allowance awards in Northern Ireland for which deafness is the main disabling condition by (a) age and (b) type of award, indicating (i) care only components, (ii) mobility only components and (iii) combined care and mobility components; how many recipients there are in Northern Ireland of (a) higher and (b) lower rate attendance allowance.

Answer: Mr. Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many recipients of Disability Living Allowance higher mobility component in Northern Ireland qualify because they are both blind and deaf; [157408] (2) how many Disability Living Allowance recipients, whose main disability is deafness, are aged between 16 and 64 and live in Northern Ireland; [157410] (3) how many Disability Living Allowance recipients there are in Northern Ireland; and how many there were in each of the last seven years, whose main disabling condition is deafness; [157405] (4) if he will publish a breakdown of disability living allowance awards in Northern Ireland for which deafness is the main disabling condition by (a) the rate of each component and (b) age; [157407] (5) if he will publish a breakdown of Disability Living Allowance awards in Northern Ireland for which deafness is the main disabling condition by (a) age and (b) type of award, indicating (i) care only components, (ii) mobility only components and (iii) combined care and mobility components; [157406] (6) how many recipients there are in Northern Ireland of (a) higher and (b) lower rate Attendance Allowance. [157409] Dr. Reid: Responsibility for this matter has now been devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly and is therefore no longer a matter for the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 366 c303-4W; 157408;157410;157405;157407;157406;157409
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Disability Disability living allowance Age Hearing impairment Northern Ireland Recipients Mobility Social security benefits Visual impairment
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